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Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Don't Tase My Two-Point Conversion, Bro

I'm reminded of the absurd games such as Electro-Magnetic Golf and Centrifugal Bumble-Puppy that appear in Brave New World. The novel doesn't offer any descriptions of the games, but the names alone suggest Rube Goldberg-worthy diversions with way too many moving parts, and - unlike the major sports of today, requiring batteries.